This looks like it’s going to be an amazing build and I’m very impressed with the details. I was originally very pleased with what I saw in the box when I posted the kit review earlier, but now that I can see how it goes together I am thrilled about it.

The decals are in the mail and you should be getting them on Monday.

Keep it going my friend, you are on a roll !

Superb progress and great looks, my friend @kahu!

Cockpit looks great, and suitably worn, David @kahu. Looks like a really good kit. I may need to move mine farther up the queue.

Sounds like a great progress, my friend @kahu!

Antenna masts, and their wires, are evil David @kahu. I struggle with them on every build. I have heard that you can't be a master modeler until you have broken at least 100 antenna masts, so I must be very close to being a master modeler.

Here is the cockpit almost ready to button up. Just need to dullcoat to seal it all and then add drops of gloss for bezels.

MiniArt provides two decals for the instruments. Clear backing ones means picking individual dials and placing them. Erk. Luckily the decal of the whole panel snugged down easily with MicroSol and MicroSet. Pretty pleased with how things are going. And not a bit of aftermarket in the cockpit.

Breaking 100 bits off oh yeah we're all master model builders there I think.

MiniArt provides one of those I think Spitfire rear view mirrors for the windscreen. Tiny thing. And it has a seam running down it. Glad the plane I am planning to build does not require it.

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A beautiful interior indeed, David @kahu

Jigsaw puzzle. That describes MiniArt's philosophy on how major parts of this kit fits together.

All the major parts of the cockpit are keyed to prevent any goofs. Down side of this makes things a bit fiddly. And tolerances are tight. So take your time and test assemble before gluing.

Instrument panel mounts to top of rudder pedal assembly. There are two tiny guide notches on each piece for proper alignment. I assembled the cockpit and fuselage halves with tape before dropping in and gluing instrument panel to make sure it was in the right spot.

The coaming in front of instrument panel is a separate piece that snaps in once fuselage glued together, MiniArt will have glue in three parts to the bottom of this part. As photo shows they won't be noticed so skipped.

The center line rack is a separate keyed part. Judging by the photo not sure what happened when I glued it to a fuselage half to create that gap but its nothing major.

The vertical tail tip is also keyed to prevent misalignment. As is the fin fillet.

Getting closer to finish line now fuselage is glued together.

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